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	<h2>Tourist Information</h2>
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	<h3><strong>Shanghai</strong><strong> </strong></h3>
	<p> Lying  on the estuary of Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River, Shanghai  is regarded as the economic capital in mainland China. It's one of the most  developed cities in China.  Besides its leading role of economic development, Shanghai  also serves as the important cultural, financial, trading and industrial  centers of China.  The importance of Shanghai grew radically since  the influx of Westerners who divided Shanghai  into different concessions and made it into an international port city after  the first Opium War. Undergone its heyday from the 1920s to the late 1930s and  the economic reform since 1992, Shanghai now  becomes one of the leading cities in East Asia.&nbsp;</p>
	<p>	  If  compared to Paris in its 1930s, Shanghai  nowadays is more like New York.  Arriving in Shanghai,  immediately, you will be overwhelmed by all the crowds, autos, malls and  skyscrapers. As the largest city in mainland china in terms of population (18  million) and density (2,945/kmq, Shanghai  is a booming melting pot of East and West. Since 1992, Chinese from other  provinces have kept moving to Shanghai to seek  better working and living opportunities, including people from Hong Kong and Taiwan.  Global enterprises swarm into Shanghai,  which has brought along large amount of foreigners, especially westerners.</p>
	<p> &nbsp;Shanghai offers you a wide  choice of sightseeing, shopping and living. At the Bund, facing Pudong (east  side of the river), you can feel the excitement and vitality of the city.  Architectures of world famous banks and skyscrapers erect on both sides of the  river with cargo ships bustling on. The Shanghai World   Financial Center,  492 meter tall, was completed in 2008, when it became the second-tallest building  in the world. Strolling around French Concession and Nanjing Road, you may find that modern Shanghai is swaying over  fashions and fads. Shopping malls, tiny shops and flagship stores are emerging  on almost every main street, making Shanghai a shopper's paradise. Also you  will never worry about finding bars, restaurants, bookstores, museums, or  galleries in main commercial centers of Shanghai.  Shanghai at  night is a sleepless city with dazzling neon lights and flashing billboards  along the street sides. </p>
	<p>eople keep going it and out of bars, parties,  restaurants, and cinemas till late night. The most attractive part of Shanghai is that Western  and eastern cultures coexist in the metropolis. You can appreciate European  architectures on hustling avenues as well as local residency at the quite  backstreets. No wonder Shanghai  is fancy land for you to explore and will always surprise you. </p>
<h3><strong>Attractions</strong></h3>
  
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      <li><h4>The Bund</h4>
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          The  Bund is a symbol of Shanghai.  The Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu  River, that once housed numerous banks  and trading houses from the United Kingdom,  France, the United States, Italy,  Russia,  etc. The Bund houses 52 buildings of various architectural styles such as  Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Beaux-Arts, and Art  Deco. The buildings are harmonious in color and style, thus gaining the name of  &quot;Gallery of World Architecture&quot;. When night falls and the lights are  on, all the buildings are lit with colorful lights, glistening and dazzling to the  eye.</li>
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      <li><h4>Yuyuan Garden</h4>
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A  famous classical garden in south China,  it was once famed as the &ldquo;top beauty in southeast China&rdquo;. First built during the Ming  Dynasty, 400 years ago, by a Sichuan  minister of finance named Pan Yunduan, it has been several times renovated by the  government since the Liberation and is now one of the key relic sites in the  country under state protection. The garden is divided into the scenic sections  of &ldquo;Mountains and Forests in the City&rdquo;, &quot;Magnificent Woods and Beautiful  Valleys&rdquo;, &quot;Historical Relics of Heralding Spring&rdquo;, &quot;Water and Rockery  Scenery&rdquo;, &quot;Tops in the World&rdquo; and the Inner Garden.</li>
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      <li><h4>Shanghai World  Financial Center</h4>
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          <li><img width="227" height="162" src="../images/touristinformation_clip_image006.jpg" align="right" hspace="12" alt="http://pic1a.nipic.com/2008-12-17/2008121783858388_2.jpg" />The Shanghai World  Financial Center  is a supertall skyscraper in Shanghai.  It is a mixed use skyscraper which consists of offices, hotels, conference  rooms, observation decks, and shopping malls on the ground floors. Opening in  August, 2008, Shanghai World Financial  Center has temporarily claimed the  highest roof in China;  the skyscraper's roof height is set at 492 m . There are 3 observation decks in Shanghai World Financial   Center. The height of its  lowest observation deck is 423 m  (1,388 ft), on the 94th floor,  the second is 439 m (1,440 ft) high, on the 97th floor, named  &quot; Observatory   Bridge &quot;, and the  highest is 474 m (1,555 ft) high, on the 100th floor.</li>
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      <li><h4>Zhujiajiao</h4>
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          <li><img width="227" height="162" src="../images/touristinformation_clip_image008.jpg" align="right" hspace="12" alt="http://pic1a.nipic.com/2008-12-17/2008121783858388_2.jpg" />Known as the &ldquo;Venice in Shanghai&rdquo;,  it is a well-preserved waterside ancient town. It was already a country fair as  early as the Warring States Period, 1,700 years ago. During the Wanli years of  the Ming Dynasty (1573-1617), with merchants flocking to the place and a  growing population, it had become a prosperous town. There, we can still see  the traces of the antique markets and streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.  The antique buildings and simple life-style of the town's people will give  visitors a feeling of peace and rest.</li>
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      <li> <h4>Shanghai Museum</h4>
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          <img width="227" height="162" src="../images/touristinformation_clip_image010.jpg" align="right" hspace="12" alt="http://pic1a.nipic.com/2008-12-17/2008121783858388_2.jpg" />The Shanghai Museum  is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the  Huangpu District. It is 29.5 meters high with five floors, covering a total area  of 39,200 m².  Designed by a local architect, the new museum building is designed in the shape  of an ancient, bronze, tripod cooking vessel called a ding. It is said that the  inspiration for the design was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding, now on exhibit  in the museum. The building has round top and a square base, symbolizing the  ancient Chinese perception of the world as &quot;round sky, square earth&quot;.  The museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, ceramics,  calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, paintings, seals, sculptures,  minority art and foreign art. It has eleven galleries and three special  temporary exhibition halls.</li>
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    <h3><strong>Weather </strong></h3>
    <p>      With  a pleasant northern subtropical maritime monsoon climate, Shanghai enjoys four distinct seasons,  generous sunshine and abundant rainfall. Its spring and autumn are relatively  short compared with summer and winter. The average annual temperature is 18  degrees Celsius. The city has a frost-free period lasting up to 230 days a  year. The average annual rainfall is 1,200 millimeters (about 50 inches).  However, nearly 60% of the precipitation comes during the May-September flood  season, which is divided into three rainy periods, the Spring Rains, the Plum  Rains and the Autumn Rains. <br />
      The  highest temperature is in July and August. For ten days or so in these two  months, the temperature can reach 35 degrees centigrade. The coldest period is  from the end of January to early February - usually during the Chinese Spring  Festival. This awfully cold period will last for about three days but it seldom  snows. From March to May, the conditions are pleasant so this is the best  season for traveling. The 'Plum Rain Season' is from mid-June to early July.  From late August to the first twenty days of September, the city is also  susceptible to typhoons, none of which in recent years has caused considerable  damage. Generally you will need a light coat and sweater in spring and short-  sleeved shirts in summer. In autumn, long-sleeved shirts, sweater and coat are  necessary, while sweater and overcoat are appropriate in winter.</p>
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          <td width="591" colspan="13" class="fobGridTitle"><h4><strong>Weather averages for Shanghai </strong></h4></td>
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          <td width="111"><p align="center"><strong>Month</strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Jan </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Feb </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Mar </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Apr </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>May </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Jun </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Jul </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Aug </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Sep </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Oct </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Nov </strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center"><strong>Dec </strong></p></td>
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          <td width="111"><p align="center"><strong>Average    high </strong> <br />
            <strong>°C    (°F)</strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">8<br />
            (46) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">8<br />
            (46) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">13<br />
            (55) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">19<br />
            (66) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">25<br />
            (77) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">28 <br />
            (82) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">32 <br />
            (90) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">32 <br />
            (90) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">28 <br />
            (82) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">23 <br />
            (73) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">17 <br />
            (63) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">17 <br />
            (63) </p></td>
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          <td width="111"><p align="center"><strong>Average    low </strong> <br />
            <strong>°C    (°F)</strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">1 <br />
            (34) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">1 <br />
            (34) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">4 <br />
            (39) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">10 <br />
            (50) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">15 <br />
            (59) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">19 <br />
            (66) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">23 <br />
            (73) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">23 <br />
            (73) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">19 <br />
            (66) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">14 <br />
            (57) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">7 <br />
            (45) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">2<br />
            (36) </p></td>
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          <td width="111"><p align="center"><strong>Precipitation    mm (inches)</strong></p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">48 <br />
            (1.89) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">58 <br />
            (2.28) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">84 <br />
            (3.31) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">94 <br />
            (3.7) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">94 <br />
            (3.7) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">180 <br />
            (7.09) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">147 <br />
            (5.79) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">142 <br />
            (5.59) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">130 <br />
            (5.12) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">71 <br />
            (2.8) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">51 <br />
            (2.01) </p></td>
          <td width="40"><p align="center">36 <br />
            (1.42) </p></td>
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    <h3><strong>Useful  Information</strong></h3>
    <h4><strong>Language</strong></h4>
    <p>Official language is Mandarin and most people also use their  local dialect. The standard spoken Chinese is Putonghua. English can be understood  by many young people and is used in hotels and big restaurants. In all tourist  hotels, staff can speak in English, Japanese and other languages. They can also  write down addresses or instructions in Chinese for taxi drivers or others. In  addition, roads in major cities are signposted in Pinyin, the official  Romanization system of the Chinese characters, which makes it quite easy to get  around with the help of a map. </p>
    <h4><strong>Currency</strong></h4>
    <p>Renminbi (RMB) is the only currency to be used in China.  RMB is also called Chinese Yuan. The unit of Renminbi is yuan and with smaller  denominations called jiao and fen. The conversion among the three is: 1 yuan =  10 jiao =100 fen. Paper notes are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50  and 100 yuan; 1, 2 and 5 jiao; and 1, 2 and 5 fen. Coins are issued in  denominations of 1 yuan; 5 jiao; and 1, 2 and 5 fen.   </p>
    <p> Money  exchanges by cash or traveler&rsquo;s cheques can be made at the branches of Bank of  China at Shanghai   International Airport,  hotels and tourist stores. Please remember to keep the receipt to exchange back  to foreign currency when leaving China.  </p>
    <h4>	<strong>Credit  Cards</strong></h4>
    <p>Visa, MasterCard and American Express are the most commonly  used in China.  Cards can be used in most middle to top-range hotels, Friendship and department  stores, but they cannot be used to finance your transportation costs.  </p>
    <p><strong>Time</strong>: GMT + 8 hours (the whole of China  is set to Beijing  time)  </p>
    <p><strong>Electricity</strong>: Electricity is 220 Volts, 50 AC; plugs can be three-pronged angled,  three-pronged round, two flat pins or two narrow round pins.  </p>
    <p><strong>Water</strong>: Bottled mineral water can easily be bought in all stores and  street kiosks for RMB 3. And sometimes hotels provide it free of charge.  Furthermore, potable water is only available in a few 4 to 5 star hotels, while  water in thermos flasks in rooms is usually non-potable tap water.  </p>
    <p><strong>Measurement</strong>: In Metric system.  </p>
    <p><strong>Tipping</strong>: Tipping is not customary outside of the foreign joint-venture  hotels and is officially discouraged. But hotel bellboys usually expect RMB 2-5  per bag.  • Attention: Smoking is  prohibited in public places in Shanghai,  such as hospitals, office buildings, theatres, cinemas, museums, planes, and  trains  </p>
    <p><strong>Hotlines</strong> <br />
      110:  Police                        119: Fire                            120: Ambulance<br />
      96990:   Flight Inquiry<br />
      962020: Shanghai  Tourism Hotline  <br />
      962288: Shanghai   Call Center </p>
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